Advertising and Food Choices
We are learning to describe how advertising, food marketing, and media affect food choices; We are learning to explain how advertising and media influences can be evaluated to help people make...
We are learning to describe how advertising, food marketing, and media affect food choices; We are learning to explain how advertising and media influences can be evaluated to help people make...
Cannabis Education Resources has been developed to provide educators and administrators access to evidence-informed information on substance use (specifically cannabis) to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions to support their health and well-being. The...
Fall is in the air! As schools and classrooms fill across Ontario, Ophea is gearing up for another year of supporting Ontario educators with resources, programming, and other supports to promote health and well-being for every student. Since we know that this is a busy time of year for all, we have...
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: demonstrate their understanding of the range of effects associated with using cannabis apply critical and creative thinking skills to help
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: use self-awareness and self-monitoring skills to assess their level of health-related fitness, and to develop and implement plans of action as they
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: build healthy relationships by applying appropriate collaboration skills participate actively in a wide variety of activities while performing
Ophea is excited to support quality implementation of the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum: Grades 9-12 . Ophea's H&PE Secondary Resources support teachers in helping students acquire the physical and health literacy skills needed to thrive in the 21 st century and lead a healthy...
Inclusive Health and Physical Education (H&PE) programming that affirms and celebrates a variety of abilities is crucial if every student is to experience feelings of belonging within H&PE and enjoy the lifelong benefits of healthy, active living. Without intentional planning and consideration from...
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Self-monitor their active participation in sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity. Demonstrate
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: participate actively according to their capabilities while demonstrating behaviours and applying procedures that maximize the safety of themselves
Health and Physical Education (H&PE) learning environments as they are typically structured can be sites of discrimination, harassment or other harm for students because of their gender identity and gender expression. For example, in relying upon a simple binary (e.g., separate boys and girls teams...
What is Stop, Start, Consider!: Student-Centred Practices in H&PE? Stop, Start, Consider! is a free downloadable poster series developed to support educators, school staff, and other members of the school community in creating identity-affirming and emotionally safer Health and Physical Education (H...
What is Stop, Start, Consider!: Student-Centred Practices in H&PE? Stop, Start, Consider ! is a free downloadable poster series developed to support educators, school staff, and other members of the school community in creating identity-affirming, safer Health and Physical Education (H&PE) learning...
Ophea’s Sector Spotlight aims to illuminate the bright spots within the education sector through recognizing the critical work being done by community members and value-aligned organizations, and its impact on student and staff well-being. This initiative also aims to strengthen connections between...
We are learning to use our self-awareness and critical thinking skills to understand abstinence, contraception, and the use of effective and suitable protection to prevent pregnancy and sexually
On November 29, 2023, Ophea hosted a webinar in partnership with the Ontario Coalition for Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) ’s Draw the Line Campaign (#DTL16Days). Moderated by Ophea’s Curriculum Consultant Andrea Haefele (she/her), Youth Perspectives on Identifying and Responding to Gender-Based...